diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 7bc789f0e..ec476d9ed 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake	
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ check_include_file(sys/inotify.h DBUS_BUS_ENABLE_INOTIFY)
 
 check_symbol_exists(backtrace    "execinfo.h"       HAVE_BACKTRACE)          #  dbus-sysdeps.c, dbus-sysdeps-win.c
 check_symbol_exists(getgrouplist "grp.h"            HAVE_GETGROUPLIST)       #  dbus-sysdeps.c
+check_symbol_exists(getpeereid   "sys/types.h;unistd.h" HAVE_GETPEEREID)     #  dbus-sysdeps.c,
 check_symbol_exists(getpeerucred "ucred.h"          HAVE_GETPEERUCRED)       #  dbus-sysdeps.c, dbus-sysdeps-win.c
 check_symbol_exists(nanosleep    "time.h"           HAVE_NANOSLEEP)          #  dbus-sysdeps.c
 check_symbol_exists(getpwnam_r   "errno.h;pwd.h"    HAVE_GETPWNAM_R)         #  dbus-sysdeps-util-unix.c
diff --git a/cmake/config.h.cmake b/cmake/config.h.cmake
index cbffcfa91..1f055ddb9 100644
--- a/cmake/config.h.cmake	
+++ b/cmake/config.h.cmake
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have getgrouplist */
 #cmakedefine   HAVE_GETGROUPLIST 1
 
+/* Define to 1 if you have getpeereid */
+#cmakedefine   HAVE_GETPEEREID 1
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have getpeerucred */
 #cmakedefine   HAVE_GETPEERUCRED 1